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ErinV
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On 8/21/2021 at 7:25 PM, anewbie said:
Isn't it strange how one type of cat loves water and another will freak out if dropped in a tank of water ?
Funny part is that both my cats like the water. Pepper and her sister Lily have a bath about once a month. They are strange. Lol.
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@Guppysnail that is what the whole presentation was about. It was so fascinating.
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If you are a member and did not get to catch the live with Dr. Eric Thomas and are a fan of Corydoras, you NEED to find time to watch it. I think I just went up a Nerm level.
I got my first Cory's a few weeks ago and loving them. Corydoras Duplicareus
Also Pepper the cat enjoying her afternoon nap while I watched the live stream.
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May seem like a silly question but why does he not get you (or pool company) to clean it?
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I am having one of those days where my brain is about 10 steps behind what I want to do.
Can someone please remind me how to add video to a post or link the instructions. I searched and was not able to find the info.
Thanks in advance.
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My new set up in the basement is getting about 1.5 hours of natural sunlight from the one and only small window (old house). When I first noticed this about a week ago, I just sat down and watched fish for 30min. The colour difference in the fish is amazing. The shadows in the tank just added to the texture and depth as well. Come winter it will not get any and I will miss it very much.
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I have Easy Tabs!!! ❤ Ordered the minute we got the notification from @Cory. Less then 48hr later they are in my hands. I have some plants that need trimmed and replanted so I will be using them later this week. I had accidentally ordered Easy Iron when I ment to order Easy Green a few months ago. I held onto it and I am glad I did. I just added a couple Amazon Flame Swords and want those reds to pop.
I will add that I support my lfs store but when I did the math it was way cheaper to get Easy Tabs. Thanks for all the hard work that was put into getting things to your neighbour's in the north.
🍁🇨🇦🍁
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I was able to score a pack as well. It said four left when I ordered so I did the Canadian thing and only bought one. Lol. Mine should be here on Tuesday. Really hope it will help the crypts in my 30g. Everyone that I have purchased as completely melted and 4/6 months later I am just starting to see the out leave pop back up.
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Of there is no air bubbles in the seams between glass, you are good just to do interior. I will agree that just do a thicker, wider bead. I did over kill on curing time and such. I waited 6 days before putting water in. I than left it on the floor near drain in basement for water testing. This way if something bad happened, the water would not ruin the stand or other things. I filled it with water in stages one third at a time. Leaving 24/48 hours between adding more water. I than left it filled for a week and then ran filter on it for a week. It then sat for another week before I had someone to help me get it on stand. Drained it, placed it, filled with water and then spent over a month getting everything going. Fish are now in and happy.
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I also want to add some corydoras of some sort as I have never had them before.
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On 7/28/2021 at 9:18 PM, James Black said:
@ErinV I too live in Canada and dont have acess to co-op test strips. I have been using the API Liquad Test Kit as well as the Tetra Test Strips both produce almost identical results. I have found the tetra strips at walmart for like $15.
I find that whenever I have a plan with stocking when setting up a tank, it usually changes once I visit the LFS🤣.
Awesome to see that you finally have fish for this tank!
I use the same ones.
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Time to let you in on the fish inhabitants of the 90g. I had two losses at the beginning of a couple Angel's that seem to have come from an off order at the lfs. They were really good about it and even said that I should hold off on getting more as they have not been impressed with them lately. I love that they are more concerned about happy fish and customers then sales. Everybody else is doing great and loving live.
10 - Silver Tip Tetra - First time having them.
9 - Black Skirt Tetra - I love these guys and have had them multiple times.
4 - Zebra Danios - Have some in 30g as well.
2 - Striped Angel's - been a long time since I have had Angel's.
2 - Longfin Rosy Barbs - First time owning.
2 - Opaline (Blue) Gourami - First time.
1 - Golden Gourami - First time.
Ramshorn, Bladder and Malaysian Trumpt Snails
Plan was to have 3-5 Angel's and add some Rummynose. Not sure if that is still the plan. I am open to suggestions. The Blush Angel's would have added some really nice colour to the tank.
Also got a couple Red Flame Amazon's that I will plant in the next couple of days. Plants are growing like crazy.
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Bittersweet up here in Canada. No Petco's means now amazing tank sales. However no Petco's means no amazing tank sales and I still have money in the bank. Lol 😆
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On 7/26/2021 at 5:30 PM, AlgaeIsYum said:
I've actually created an an aquarium management app, you can log parameters in there plus a lot more. It's also available on iOS and free so check it out if you're still interested in one. https://www.aquahome.app/
I just downloaded it and look forward to playing around with it. We'll done!
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That made my day!
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Good news, Awesome tank. Bad news, reseal it all. Silicone does not like to stick to itself. I just finished a reseal project of my 90g. Check out my journal for pictures. Not a fun process, but oh so worth it.
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On 7/24/2021 at 2:57 AM, shapeshifter878 said:
I'd like to nominate my snails in sports climbing 😄
That is actually a brand new event this year along with surfing and skateboarding.
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On 7/23/2021 at 4:04 PM, anewbie said:
I use plants as my background; no silly thingy on the glass:
Or if you don't like that style then how about this style:
Or even this one ?
Or .....
I am hoping to get to that point but in the main time using the printed type.
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I Nerm out about very few things, fish of course but also the Olympics. Back in the day (grade 5) we were studying Greek mythology and how the Olympics started and evolved. All of this happened as the 1994 Lillehammer Winter games were being held. Our big assignment was to make a scrapbook of sorts and do a few writing pieces. We did not have a TV in our house at the time and I had only ever seen pictures. My parents let me spend more time at the neighbour's house to watch TV and also gave me the funds to get the Toronto Star (newspaper) everyday so that I had all the pictures and information. I got an A+ and was hooked. Tokyo 2020 Olympics don't officially start until tomorrow (Friday) but I have already been watching heats in rowing.
Soooo, if you are still reading....all of that to say this....
What event and what one of your fish would you enter in the Olympics. I know a few of you have some high jumpers or boxers in your tanks.
I would enter my Zebra Danios in the 100 meter race and my Bristlenose pleco in gymnastics, the postions he gets himself in are crazy.
GO 🇨🇦 GO!
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On 7/22/2021 at 3:43 PM, Griznatch said:
I use black construction paper on the backs of some of my tanks and no background on others. I like the idea of black vinyl, won't discolor if it gets wet. I have in the past painted the back black which I really liked, just never got around to it before I set up my larger tanks. I really like the concept of temporary backgrounds so I can change them out if I change my mind about it later.
I have a 65g that I will get going in the fall and I will definitely be doing black background before it gets set up. I was so excited about getting the 90 up and running that I did not think about doing the background ahead of time. Lesson learned.
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On 7/22/2021 at 10:44 AM, JettsPapa said:
If this is the plant you said was sold as water sprite but you think is water wisteria, you're right.
Yes it is. Looks a little funny right now because it has about a 2 inch section with leaves grown out of water while camping in my 30g. Now it has a couple of inches of new underwater grown leaves.
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Above pictures are giving away some of the fishy friends. That list will be in the next post.
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I am in love with my tank. Plants are doing well and first round of fish are settling in nicely. I don't think any of my surprise fry made it. I figured that it was time to give you my plant stocking list. All my plants are low to low end of medium light.
*Salvinia Floating
*Hornwory Floating
*Amazon Sword
*Java Fern
*Anubias Nana
*Hygrophilia Polysperma
*Bacopa Caroliniana
*Water Wisteria (sold as sprite but leaves seem to big)
*Jungle Vallisneria
*Narrow Leaf Vallisneria
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I finialy put my background in today. For now it is just the paper printed kind. I love that I can't see the cords now. Looking forward to the day that the plants are big enough to cover the heater and intake.
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Is this mainly a guy hobby?
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Posted · Edited by ErinV
I have spend the last 20 minutes reading this thread and it is very intresting. I am in my late 30's and hubby has said no more tanks. Mind you due to space there is not practical room for more. My local fish store is owned by a husband and wife team. Their daughter is the Manger and in the 9 years I have been going to them I have not seen a single male employee(other then owner). The women are all extremely knowledgeable and are amazing at what they do. My 12 year old daughter also has a tank. That is my experience.